Seven Asteroids to Zoom Past Earth this Week — One is the Size of a Skyscraper
BY SOPHIE LEWIS via CBSnews A “potentially hazardous” asteroid zoomed past Earth on Tuesday — and it’s not the only one. In total, seven asteroids are expected to pass by our planet by the end of the week. The largest of the asteroids, named 2021 KT1, is approximately 600 feet, about the size of the Seattle Space Needle and taller … Continue reading
Scientists Warn of New Tsunami Threat Which Could Strike Coastal Cities with Little Warning
“This is a particularly fast type of temblor in which the movement of the Earth’s crust at the fault line outpaces the seismic shear waves rippling through the area around the earthquake. “ via RT Headline Image: © GEORGE DESIPRIS from Pexels Researchers have identified a new tsunami risk posed by strike-slip faults located menacingly close to major population centers … Continue reading
Two Huge Monster-Sized Lava Fountains at Volcano in Iceland, Biggest Since Eruption Began
“I went to my balcony to film again after hearing there were really huge lava fountains spewing around midnight local time, and lo and behold I caught the 2 biggest ones, filmed around 2am Sunday, May 2nd. The footage is a little shaky because of strong wind.” Sigfús Steindórsson YouTube IF YOU ENJOY THIS SITE PLEASE TELL OTHERS ABOUT US…SHARING … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Captured on Deputy’s Dashcam in Florida
By Katelyn Massarelli via abc-7.com A Collier County deputy captured a unique phenomenon on her dashcam while out on patrol this week. Cpl. Nicole Medenwald saw a meteor, and rather than savor the memory, she got to review the proof! The Collier County Sheriff’s Office said she had just come from conducting a traffic stop. She repositioned her patrol car … Continue reading
Doomsday: GIANT ROGUE PLANET COLLIDES WITH EARTH
Rouge Planets exist in our galaxy and are highly capable of creating irreversible devastation. What would happen if a Rouge Planet were to collide with Earth? Could we survive it? IF YOU ENJOY THIS SITE PLEASE TELL OTHERS ABOUT US…SHARING IS CARING Start the discussion, leave a comment below
Earth’s Axis Has Been Shifted by Climate Change, According to Study
“It is estimated that since 1980, the poles’ positions have moved about 4 meters (13 feet).” BY ANDERS ANGLESEY via NewsWeek Headline Image Credit: NASA Climate change has contributed to the shifting of Earth’s axis of rotation, according to new research. Earth’s geographic north and south poles—where the planet’s axis of rotation intersects with its surface—are not fixed. Changes in … Continue reading
‘What is that in the Sky?’ Floridians Witness Meteor Fireball’s Close Brush with Earth
by JACLYN DIAZ via npr.org It wasn’t a bird or a plane that gave Floridians a shock late Monday night. It wasn’t even Superman. A meteor shot across the sky around 10 p.m. Monday. On social media, residents along the state’s Atlantic coast, from West Palm Beach south to Miami, shared videos on Twitter of the surprising sight. Dashcam footage … Continue reading
St. Vincent Rocked by Biggest Eruption Yet, Locals Warned to IMMEDIATELY Leave Island for Safer Ground
via RT Headline image: Ash plume is seen in the sky as La Soufriere volcano erupts St Vincent and The Grenadines. (FILE PHOTO) © JANELLE WHITNEY LAMPKIN/via REUTERS St. Vincent’s La Soufrière volcano continued erupting on Monday with a particularly powerful new blast reported at the site, which sent pyroclastic flows hurtling down its sides on a path of destruction. … Continue reading
Europe’s Drought-Induced Crop Losses Tripled in 50 Years, Threatens Future Global Food Supply Chain
via RT Headline Image: © Pexels New research has found that EU crop losses driven by heat waves and drought, as well as other extreme weather events, have tripled in 50 years, a startling figure which could upend food-chain supply dynamics around the globe. The study examined agricultural production in 28 European countries (including the UK) from 1961 to 2018 … Continue reading
Ancient Meteoritic Impact over Antarctica 430,000 Years Ago Revealed by Study
University of Kent Phys.org Headline Image: Credit: CC0 Public Domain A research team of international space scientists, led by Dr. Matthias van Ginneken from the University of Kent’s School of Physical Sciences, has found new evidence of a low-altitude meteoritic touchdown event reaching the Antarctic ice sheet 430,000 years ago. Extra-terrestrial particles (condensation spherules) recovered on the summit of Walnumfjellet … Continue reading
